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Symbols
2-minute drill 108
4-H queen 143, 144
9-5 job 75
30 pounds, way I lost 281
40-yard dash 39
60 Minutes 48, 54, 99, 104, 200, 225, 226
82nd Airborne 32, 37, 39, 141, 194, 267, 291
101st Airborne 32, 55, 81, 128, 267
401(k) plan 169, 172, 260
A
AARP 1, 188
abortion 237
abs 134, 280
academically ineligible 27, 96
academics 244
accomplishment of the mission 38
accounting 79, 89, 193, 199, 217
Accredited Association for Ambulatory Health Care 288
acne 47
acoustic earmuffs 110
active management 172
actor 31, 65, 76, 88, 97, 144, 261, 264
actuarial table 169, 189
Adams, Scott 233
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 240
addiction 185
adjustable rate mortgage 184, 198
administrator 128
admission test 20
Admission Test for Graduate Study of Business 109, 115
Adobe Garamond Pro type 99
adoption 237
adult baseball 53
adult-education teacher 97
adultery 147
advanced math 248
advertisers 89, 235
aerospace engineer 83
aesthetic 123
after-hours jobs 75
Agassi, Andre 286
age 47, 49, 54, 58
Agency for International Development 77
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Everybody 216
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 120, 199, 216
agricultural specialist 77
AIDS 275
Airborne Division 31, 37, 39, 55, 81, 131
Airborne Ranger 32
Airborne School 31, 38
air-conditioner 59
aircraft-accident investigator 76
airline pilot 261
airline stewardesses 126, 143
Alamo, CA 160, 162
Alaska oil pipeline 199
alcohol abuse 2, 4, 9, 28, 36, 49, 55, 60, 74, 139, 141, 239, 273, 274, 275, 277, 284
Alcoholics Anonymous 273
Alford, C. Fred 266
algebra 241, 247, 248
Allen, Robert 203, 227
all hours job 75
alliances 233
All in the Family 238
Allport, Vernon, & Lindzey’s Study of Values 123
all-stars 127
all they can say is no-ism 23, 29, 41, 109, 146, 149, 151, 246
Alter, Jon 99
alternative dispute resolution 263
amateur status 105
Amazon.com 87, 208, 212
ambient condition compensation 234
ambition 243
ambulance-chasing lawyers 264
ambush 38
American Baseball Coaches Association 205
American Board of Medical Specialties 288
American Board of Plastic Surgery 288
American Football Coaches Association 106, 205, 254
American Football Quarterly 108
American Football Quarterly Universities 108
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 288
American Society of Plastic Surgeons 288
America Online’s Academic Assistance Center 87
America’s Strike Force in Readiness 37
Amherst College 101
ammo dump 267
amortize 194
amputee 58
ancestors 47
ancestors’ DNA 49
Anderson, John 103
Andy Griffith Show 146
anger-management 56
Anglo-Saxon words 247
annual physical 49
annuity 187, 189, 190, 208, 260, 261
anonymous 95, 98, 99
answering machine 135
anti-Americanism 78
antibureaucratic personality 84
anti-kidnapping training 15
antitrust attorney 76
Antoine’s Restaurant, New Orleans, LA 220
AP (advanced placement) statistics 242
AP (advanced placement) test 242
apartment buildings 84, 85, 86, 128, 135, 150, 159, 161, 166, 191, 195, 211, 258, 271
Apollo Program 128, 129
Apple Computer 50, 62, 87, 128, 211
appointive positions 47
appraiser 87, 89, 90
appreciation 183, 189
aptitude for the service 67
arbitration 263
Armed-Forces Day 139
Army 17, 21, 29, 34, 39, 48, 50, 55, 61, 62, 67, 69, 70, 72, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 84, 92, 119, 120, 139, 141, 147, 149, 154, 167, 188, 194, 198, 226, 233, 245, 260, 261, 267, 270, 282, 291
Army-Navy Game 139
Army Ranger 31
Army-Syracuse football game 139
arthritis 54
Arthur Andersen accounting firm 213
artificial insemination 237
artist 44
Art of Plain Talk 247
Art of Readable Writing 247
Aspen, CO 160
assembly lines 215
assembly (of adjacent properties) 264
asset allocation 49, 62, 171, 174, 177
asset protection 167
associates 121, 217
associations, professional 82
astronaut 31
asymmetrical inflation protection 176
ATGSB 109, 115
Atherton, CA 160
athlete 77, 78, 79, 88, 97, 109, 282, 283
athletic contests 114
athletic scholarships 28
athletic tryouts (combine) 79
Atlas, Charles 289
AT&T 234
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) 240
attention seeking 138
attitude problem 27, 28
attorney 114
attractiveness 99
auditing 77, 228
Augusta, GA 141
au pair 241
Australia 126
Austro-Hungarian Empire 49
author/publisher/distributor 182
author/writer 32, 44, 47, 62, 65, 66, 78, 79, 88, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 105, 106, 107, 111, 119, 120, 127, 189, 193, 216, 217, 227
automatic monthly deduction 63
automatic savings 169
automation 90
auto repair 217
avoiding conflict 264
Ayers, Bill 55
B
Baby Boomers 1, 33, 189, 240, 241
babysitter 138
bachelors 237
back door 101, 102
back test 175
Back to the Future 92
backup plan 85
bad habits 49
bad luck 173, 176
Baker Field (Columbia University) 200
Baker Foundation for Graduate Study of Business Administration 200
Baker, George F. 200
balance sheet 197
balding 286, 287
Ballad of the Green Berets 38
ballet 16
Baltimore, MD 59
Baltimore Ravens 108
bananas 284
band, music 242
bank examining 77, 119, 120
banking 83, 85, 233
bankruptcy 72, 119, 167, 187, 198, 213, 218, 227, 261, 267
bankruptcy planning 167
barbers 223
bargaining power 148
Barnard College 126
Barnes&noble.com 208
Barneys New York 220
bartending 66, 74, 141
baseball 11, 41, 43, 53, 68, 152, 155, 157, 228, 242
baseball coaching 20, 62, 205, 206
baseball pitcher 45
base stealing 95
basic training 18
basketball 31
Battle of Agincourt 266
Battle of the Bulge 255
BBC 126
Bean, L.L. 209
Beast Barracks 17, 18, 30
beating the market 234
beauty queen 31, 140, 141, 143, 144, 146
Becoming One’s Own Man 5
bed 59
bed time 246
beer 74
Beetle Bailey 260
Belsky, author 249, 270
Belvedere, CA 160
Ben Bridge (jewelry store) 292
benchwarmers 68
Bengals 108
Benton, Barbie 149
Bergen, Candace 110
Berlin, Germany 248
Bernstein, Peter 170
Bernstein, William 170
Best, A.M. 187
best practices 96
bet 73
Beverly Hills Hotel 104
biceps 280, 286, 290
big organization 82
bike 53
Billick, Brian 108
billionaire 212
Bill of Rights 207
Bills, Buffalo 62, 108
binge strategy 199, 200, 201
biological clock 54, 62
biology 248
birth date 251
birthmarks 292
Bismarck, Otto von 163, 189
Blackhawk, CA 160
Blackhawk Down 18
black heritage 57, 58, 99
black “leaders” 99
Black Swans 182
Black Swan, The 170, 176, 182
Blaik, Red 92
blogs 235
blood pressure 48, 58, 283
Bloomingdale’s 218
blue collar jobs list 233
Blue, Vida 274
bluff 263
board certification 288
board-certified plastic surgeon 292
body builders 145
body-fat percentage 282, 283, 289
body mass index (BMI) 279, 280, 282, 286, 289
body type 47, 50, 289
Bogle, John 170
Bonanza (tv show) 65
bond index fund 172
bond interest rates 176
bond rating 171
bond returns 174
bonds 62, 167, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176
Bonds, Barry 94
bonus 76, 234
bonus, unearned 180
bonus, upside 180
book publishing. 66
book reports 48
books 33, 75, 86, 97, 98, 105, 106, 107, 115, 120, 131, 192, 203, 208, 216, 217, 219, 225, 226, 228
bookstore 87, 193, 208
bookstore distributor 107, 196, 218
book writing 62, 77
BOOM period 5
boredom 86
Boring Teacher Disorder 240
boss 51, 71, 103, 123, 231, 232, 266
Boston, MA 59
Bowers, RJ 252
bowl game queens 143
Boys State 248
bra 57
bracelets 292
braces on teeth 52, 288
Brady, Tom 89
branded product 208
Brando, Marlon 286
brands 66
Brazil 8
breaking up 153, 154
breasts 286
breaststroke 249
brick-and-mortar bookstores 208
Bridge Too Far 166
Brimley, Wilford 287
Brinkley, David 91
British accent 126
broadcasting 88
Broadway 217
brochure 30, 36
Brockovich, Erin 263
Brokaw, Tom 62
Brother Can You Spare a Dime 291
brother, imaginary 62
Brown, Helen Gurley 297
Brownmiller, Susan 99
bruise 144
Bryner, Yul 286
Bryn Mawr College 125
BTD (boring teacher disorder) 240
Bud Light 274
Buffalo, NY 59
Buffett, Warren 170, 172, 177
building code 183
Building Owners and Managers Association 204
build-to-keep 211
build-to-sell 211, 212
Bulgarian Sports Academy 79
bullies 264, 267
bumper sticker 31
Bunker, Archie 238
buns (buttocks) 286
bureaucratic 71, 82, 104, 128, 188, 223, 259
bureaucratically challenged 84
Burkett, R.G. 32
Burlingame 20
burn victim 58
Bush, George W. 2, 103, 110, 274, 289
business entity 197
business failure 227
business plan 197, 198
business school admission test 20
buzz 197, 212, 215
buzzinesses 212
byline 95
C
cabinetmaker 79
cadet 26, 82, 140, 141
Cadet Honor Code 17, 36, 253
Caesar, Julius 266
Cahill, William 26
calcium 284, 291
calculated risk 180, 184, 260, 278
calculus 242, 248
Calculus A-B Advanced Placement test 242
California 7, 20, 50, 120, 162, 234, 251, 270
call forwarder 135
call option 179, 180, 182, 183, 184
call provisions 171
calories 281, 284
Cal Tech 31, 36
Caltrate 600 + D 284
Cal (University of California, Berkeley) 234
Cambridge, MA 245
Camden, NJ 50, 119
Caminiti, Ken 17
camouflage fatigues 291
Campolindo High School, CA 127
Canada 8, 126
cancer 191, 203, 291
Canseco, Jose 17, 67
Capital Ideas 170
Capital Ideas Evolving 170
capital intensive 198
capital requirements 198
captain of the football team 151
car 163, 232
carbs 284
career change 55
career choice 8, 48, 58, 69
career military 259, 260
career woman 85
caring 94
caring, not 92
car manufacturer 215
Carnegie, Dale 48, 247
carryover sport 34
Carson, Johnny 144, 228
cash 167
casualty insurance 89
Catch 22 260
Catholic high school 245
cavalry 59
CBS News 104
CD-ROM 192, 204
Ceh, Bob 101
celebration penalty 106
celebrities 227, 228
cell phone 135
census 50
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 156, 279
Centrum Silver 284
Century 21 66
chain of command 232
champion 28, 127
Chance 297
chance proximity 138, 140, 141
changes in laws 184
changing your goals 61
chapel 36
Chaplin, Charlie 262
character 106
charisma 47
charitable remainder trust 187
charities 71, 163
charlatans 171
Chateau Neuf du Pap 274
cheap parental praise 252
cheaters 16, 36, 102
checklists 135
cheerleader 31, 66, 125, 153
chef 79
chemical engineer 77
chemistry 51
Cher 110
Cherokee 49
chest 286
Chicago Bears 105
Chicago Black Panther party 55
Chicago, IL 55, 59
chicken 267
chickened out 21
Chiklis, Michael 286
child, only 62
children 9, 49, 62, 167, 189, 238, 260
children, problem 185
chimpanzee 170, 176
chin 288
chin, weak 289
cholesterol 48, 58, 283, 284
Chorus Line 87
CIA 31
Cialdini, Robert 94
cigarette 277
Citizen Kane 160
Citrucell 284
civil engineering 77, 106, 163
civil-service-designation exam 26
clairvoyant 184
Clancy, Tom 193
Clarke, James 212
Clark, Wesley 35
class president 102, 151
Clausen, Jimmy 252
clearinghouse 109
clergy 31, 233
clerk typist 234
Cleveland, OH 59
Cliff’s Notes 167
climate 8, 291
climate, social 8
climbing, free or rock 60
climbing wall 53, 61
Clinton, Bill 110, 227
clock, biological 62
clothing 58, 145, 232, 262, 291
coaches, football 50
coaching 20, 33, 47, 62, 66, 76, 77, 78, 86, 99, 100, 101, 103, 109, 127, 128, 133, 138, 145, 157, 203, 206, 238, 242, 259, 262, 269, 271
Coaching Youth Football Defense 107
Coach Raisin 291
coalition of the willing 289
Coca Cola™ 208, 274, 275
cochlear implant 48
Cochran, Johnnie 89
cocktail party 120
code of ethics 253
cold telephone calls 134
Cold War 79
collaborate 66, 67
college 7, 9, 31, 32, 34, 67, 71, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 94, 101, 102, 106, 108, 109, 125, 128, 134, 137, 138, 143, 145, 149, 151, 152, 157, 162, 166, 167, 205, 217, 242, 243, 244, 249, 252, 257, 259, 269
college admissions 252
college graduate 141
Collingswood High School, NJ 65
colonel 226
Colorado 297
Colorado Springs, CO 141
colors 57
Colts 62
Columbia Business School 170
Columbia University 27, 28, 38, 39, 44, 68, 101, 126, 127, 144, 200, 251, 277
Columbo 143
Columbus, GA 77, 141
coma, diabetic 283
combat 264, 267
commando 31
commissary 260
commission, sales 55, 76, 83, 85, 104, 128, 167, 232
commodity 208
common sense 196
common stock 173, 174, 176
community college 33, 101
companionship 5, 6
company name 197
competition 109, 110, 111, 127, 140, 218
competitive industries 196
Competitive Strategy 84
Composite Superman 27
comprehensive financial plan 167
computer dating 142
computer engineer 77
computer, personal 120, 135, 181
computer programmer 79
computer repair 217
computers 61, 62, 193
computer science 239, 242
computer-software development 77
Condit, Gary 227
Condrell, Kenneth 239
Confederacy 141
confidence 292
confirmed bachelor 137
conflict 265
conflict avoider 266
Congressional Medal of Honor 31, 35
Congressional staff 262
Connolly, John 65
Connors, Jimmy 65
conscientiousness 192
conscientious objector 264
conspicuous consumption 163
constant (defined) 198
Constitution 207
construction 78, 89, 194
construction cost estimating book 194
construction foreman 244
consulting 88, 200
Consumer Price Index (CPI) 176
Consumer Reports 215
contact lenses 57, 68, 146, 152, 287
contamination 183
contingency-fee lawyers 263
contract, long-term 185
contracts 216
contracts that shift the risk to others 184
Contrarian Edge for Football Offense 108
convention 106, 203, 205, 226
cooking 180, 183, 217
Cook, Philip 88
cool 11
co-op 188
Cooper, Alice 23
cooperate and graduate 17, 19
Copperfield, David 258
copyright 204, 209, 217
core principles 106
Cornell Hotel School 77
corporate bonds 171
corporate insolvency 190
corporate management 88
Corps of Engineers 163
Corsicana, TX 220
cosmetics 57
cosmetic surgery 56, 57, 288
Costco 89
cost of living 89
costs and fees 172, 176, 177
counseling 195
count calories 284
counterintuitive 175
country of birth 99
county bonds 172
courage 20, 21, 92, 123, 152, 267
courses 203
cover up 58
cowards 167, 266
co-workers 234
coy 143
CPA 89, 223
CP/M operating system 181
craft 95
creatine 50
Creative Investors Association 266
creativity 78, 94
credit card 135, 189
credit card loan 198
creditors 71
criminal conviction 227
Crocker National Bank 42, 75, 234
Cronkite, Walter 91
crooked teeth 56
crossing the street 61
cruise ship 61
Csonka, Larry 110
cult followers 227
Cunningham, Richie 146
curls 290
currency risk 173
custody 60
customer complaints 220, 234
customers 84, 195, 196, 220, 226, 261
customs 8
cut (change direction) 27, 44
cutting price 208
CYA (covering your ass) 233
D
Dacey, Norman 216
Dale Carnegie Course 97, 247
Dale Carnegie public speaking course 48
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 126, 166
Daly City, CA 164
dance 77
dangerous double-edged sword 198
dangerous habits 60
Dartmouth College 68, 101
databases 89
dating competence 147
dating service 125
Dating System, The 21, 66, 104, 109, 126, 133, 140, 141, 142, 146, 151, 152, 157, 184, 243
Dating System, The, female version 150
David Copperfield 258
Dawkins, Pete 264
Days of Wine and Roses 29
D-Day 37
deadlines 293
deadly weapons 39
deal oriented 76
dean’s list 248, 249
Dear John/Jane letter 153
death 167, 185, 195
Death of a Salesman 81
debate 114
debt 159, 198, 257
debt collection 75
decathlon 28
decision-making processes 265
decisions, most important 9
declining-term life insurance 189
deductibles 184
de-escalate 154
default 171, 172
defeatist attitude 100
defense 106, 127, 166, 167, 257
defense contractor 83
deflation 176
De La Salle High School 126, 133
Delaware 119
delay charges 234
delinquent tax auctions 266
Delta Sigma Phi 239
demonstration 114
Denali National Park, AK 125
denial 110
Dennehy, Brian 264
dentist 52, 223, 288
Denver, CO 8, 120
Department of Agriculture 283
deposition 105, 114
depression 137, 157, 179
Depression, The Great 3, 273
deprived of female companionship 21
dermabrasion 288
dermatologist 291
Dershowitz, Alan 128
Desert Storm 113, 260
design 89
design bridges 106
desks 193
developers, real estate 76, 204, 211, 266
developing foreign markets 173
diabetes 283
dial it down 154
diapers 238
Dickens, Charles 258
Die Broke 187, 188, 189
Die Hard 189
Diesel, Vin 286
diet 49, 58, 144, 203, 279, 280, 281
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 283, 284
diet, five-word 286
Digital Equipment Corporation 89
Dilbert cartoon 71, 216, 233
diminishing returns 247
dink the volleyball 34
dinner parties 150
diploma 84
diplomat 233
direct approach 104, 105
direct mail 99, 208
directories 106
directors 261
Dirty Dozen 37
disadvantaged minorities 99
disaster-relief worker 76, 77
disasters, natural 184
disbarred 227
discipline 49, 63, 239
Discovery Channel 287
discrimination 58
diseases 54
disfigurement 146
disgruntled 232
dishonest industries 256
dishonesty 195, 197
Disney World 264
display 163
dissidents 240
distance from relatives 8
distinctive competence 69
distributors 182, 193, 208, 216
diversification 84, 86, 167, 172, 173, 175
Division I-A 101, 244
Division I-AA 127
Division III 101, 127, 252
division of labor 1
divorce 1, 6, 60, 61, 66, 67, 69, 76, 137, 138, 147, 150, 155, 156, 167, 185, 192, 227, 235, 241, 267
DJ (disk jockey) 62
DNA 47, 74
doctor 31, 35, 80, 87, 180, 181, 183, 201
dodge ball 44
Dohrn, Bernadine 55
Dolphin, The 141
don’t test well excuse 110
Dorsey, Ken 27, 68
DOS (computer operating system) 181
dot-com boom 182
double-date 140, 142, 144
double or nothing 184
double-window envelope 135
Dowd, Maureen 247
downsizing 83
downturn in property values 183, 184
draft dodgers 33, 140, 264
draftees 37
Drake, Paul 263
drama 265
draw 65
drawings 217
dress 49, 57, 290
Drew, Elizabeth 99
Drexel University 109, 119, 245
drill sergeants 259
drinking (see alcohol abuse, too) 5, 70, 139
drop (distance) 52
drop out 3
Dr. Phil 88
Dr. Ruth Westheimer 281
drug addict 239
drug-pusher 240
drugs 9, 28, 68, 191, 239, 240, 275
Duff & Phelps 188
Dukakis, Michael 102
Dunlap, Al 30
Dunne, John 65
Dupin, Amantine Lucile Aurore 98
duplex 84, 149, 156, 215, 271
Durgin Park 220
during-relationship rejection 155
E
earring 50
ears 288
earthquakes 183, 184
eating 281, 284
eat-in kitchen 162
eBay 211
eccentric 94
economics of media 66
economic value 123
economies of scale 215
economists 1
ectomorphic 289
Edison, Thomas 142
editing 193, 226
education 9, 84, 128, 188, 239, 243, 293
educational computer program 241
efficiency report 92
Eight at Eight 125, 150
Eisenhower, Dwight 12
elected officials 86
elections 244
electrician 79
elementary school teaching 125
Elements of Style 247
elite 39, 83
Ellis, Charles 170, 174, 175, 176
Ellis Island 49
Elvis (see Presley, Elvis, too) 58
Elway, John 107
embezzlement 183
employees 71, 73, 75, 84, 191, 193, 195, 232, 235, 265
employer-employee compatibility 51
employers 231, 235
Encyclopedia Americana 265
Endicia 136
endomorphic 289
endowment effect 270
endurance rides 91
enemies in your organization 233
engagement 153
engineering 25, 77, 89, 125
England 126
English teachers 93, 248
enlisted man 80
enough 147, 151
Enough, the book 160
Enron 197, 213
entertainer 88, 90
entrepreneur 72, 73, 74, 76, 83, 266
entry-level job 243
environmental laws 223
Ephron, Nora 99
epitaph 264
e pluribus unum 147
equities 171, 172, 174
equity funds 174
equity, private 179
errors and omissions 184, 234
escalate 154
escape tunnel 198
estate 187
ethics 9, 16, 85, 102, 121, 211, 215, 253
Europe 7
Evelyn Wood Speed Reading 115
evictions 199, 265
exchanged tax free 165, 166
exchange rate 173
exclusions 184
ex-convict 31
excuses 99, 100, 110
execution sales 266
executive program 31
exercising 5, 49, 58, 279, 281, 289, 290
exhale 290
expected value 181
expenses 257
experience 293
expert 2, 26, 29, 41, 42, 45, 93, 106, 193, 199, 226
expertise 105, 106, 107, 109, 160, 181
expert opinion 41, 47, 93
extending credit 265
extracurricular activities 62, 139, 244
Extreme Makeover 35, 56, 291
eyes 54, 283, 287
F
fabrics 57
face 288
face lift 56, 288, 289
Faces in the Crowd 140
factory 195, 196
failure 2
Falk, Peter 143
false document 123
fame 1, 4, 6, 11, 15, 98, 225, 226, 227, 229, 279, 283, 293
family 11, 123, 279
Family Lawyer 89
family room 162
fan phone calls 92
farmer 83, 91
Farrakhan, Louis 55
fashion design 88
fat 52, 58, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 289
fatigues 291
fats, saturated, trans 284
fax 135
Fayetteville, NC 77, 141
FBI 31
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) 34, 83, 85, 119
fear 21, 94
featherweight frames for glasses 287
federal income tax avoidance 174
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 137
fees 172, 176, 199
feet 58
female body 286
female Harvard MBA students 54
females 4
female version of The Dating System 150
fertility 54
fertilizer 239
fetal alcohol syndrome 239
FHA mortgage 165
fiber 284
fiction 265
field goal 41, 133
Fifth Special Forces Group 31
fights 28
film 66
financial disaster 199
financial emergencies 198
financial perfect storm 166
financial planning 167
financial-services firms 188
financial success 123
find a need and fill it 216
Finding a Winning Edge 108
fine arts 88
fired 52, 55, 191, 195, 227, 232, 235, 267
fire-damaged buildings 81
fire fight 267
firemen 86
fire risk 183
First Amendment 256
First District of Illinois 55
first home 163
first impression 117, 118
First Law of Wing Walking 199
fish 284
Fitch rating agency 171, 188
fit, clothes 290
five-word diet 286
fixed cost 192, 194
fixer 163, 165, 266
flag football 217
Flesch, Rudolf 247
Fletcher, Jessica 98
flexibility 85, 187, 243
flood insurance 164
flood risk 164, 183
Florida 8
Florida State 252
Flutie, Doug 45
Fog Index 248
folding table 72
Fonda, Jane 204
Fonzie, Happy Days TV show 146
Food and Nutrition Board 283
Food and Nutrition Information Center 283
food stamps 3
Fooled by Randomness 170
fooling around 147
football 27, 30, 31, 50, 52, 79, 103, 106, 107, 114, 120, 126, 127, 152, 259
football captain 152
Football Clock Management 105, 106, 107, 108, 206
football coach 113
football coaching 20, 45, 50, 62
football coaching clinic 205
football game film 204
Football Green Book 106
football players 246
Football Writers Association of America 106
Forbes ASAP 72, 207
For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered 137
forbidden fruit 274, 277
Ford Motor Company 215
forecasting 179, 180, 182, 183, 184
foreclosure 134, 199, 266
foreign correspondent 77
foreign country 77, 126
foreign currency risk 173
foreign investors 213
foreign language 43
foreign service 77
foreign stocks 173
forest fire fighter 76
formal dress 57
former cadet 82
forms, time-saving 135
for-profit organization 71
Fort Benning, GA 37, 141
Fort Bragg, NC 35, 39, 141
Fort Carson, CO 141
Fort Collins, CO 277, 297
Fort Dix, NJ 82, 113
Fort Gordon, GA 141
Fort Monmouth, NJ 34, 141
Fortune 500 companies 83, 232
Fort Worth, TX 135
founders 211, 212
Founders Day 163
Four Pillars of Investing, The 170
frames, glasses 287
Francis, Connie 87, 155
Frankfurt, Germany 248
Franklin, Benjamin 95
Frank, Robert 88
fraternity 126, 239, 275
fraudulent-transfer-in-anticipation-of-bankruptcy 167
free-agent professional athlete 187
free-and-clear 159, 198
freedom of speech 207
French words 247
friend of a friend 297
friends 5, 25, 48, 55, 244, 260, 265, 279
front man 78, 79
frugal 139, 166, 169, 257
fruits 284
full-time 83, 191
fund, hedge 179
fund, mutual 179
fund, private equity 179
fund-raising organizations 163
fungible commodity 208
future inheritance 188
futures contracts 179
FutureWeapons 287
G
gains taxes 176
gambles 181
gambling 9, 260, 278
Game theory 265
game-theory experts 265
garage 162
gardeners 223
Garvey, Jane 266
Gates, Bill 62, 181, 192, 196, 211
Gehrig, Lou 228
Geist, Bill 242
gender 58
gender bias 98, 125, 126
generalist 193
generals 94
geometry 241
George F. Baker Foundation Shovel Award 200
George W.Bush 103
German language 49, 203, 248
get-rich-quick seminars 226
GI Bill 3, 74
gifted 240, 241
gifts 188
Gilovich, author 249, 270
gimmicks 219
Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time 126
Givens, Charles 227
glamor 76, 77, 80, 166
glasses 146, 152, 287
Glee Club 44
gluteus maximus 286
GM (General Motors) 83, 192, 215
go along to get along 167
goals 1, 4, 49, 185, 260, 269, 279
going public 197
going steady 155, 156
gold digger 15
Golden Gate University, San Francisco 48
Golden Rule 253
Goldilocks market 215
gold investing 184
golf 232
good luck 173
Goodman, Ellen 99
good money after bad 269
Good Morning America 48, 225, 226
Goosebumps 240
Gore, Al 103
Gorin, Norman 104
government 71, 233
government bonds 62, 170, 171, 172, 173
government employees 86
GQ magazine 146
Graceland 160
grades 68, 101, 110, 137, 240, 244, 245, 249
grade-school 67
grad school 85
Graduate Management Admission Test 109
Graham, Benjamin 170
Graham, Katherine 99
grammar 247
grandchildren 6, 237, 239
grandparent 241
grape juice 274
grappling hook 118
grass is greener 7
gray hair 285
Greatest Generation 240
Great White Hope, The 149
Green Beret 31, 35, 38
Greene, Bill “Tycoon” 97, 201
Greene, Mean Joe 110
Greenfield, Meg 99
Greer, Rebecca 297
Grisham, John 193
grooming 49, 57, 145
group ownership 192, 197
Grove City College 252
growth funds 176
guarantees 184
guardian 176
guerilla 86
guest bedroom 161
guest speaker 120
guidance counselor 25
Guide to Style 287, 290
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 140
Gunning, Robert 247
Gunn, Tim 287, 290
gymnasts 289
H
habits 5, 49, 58, 60, 136, 279, 289
hair 49, 56, 145, 285, 286
haircut 287
hair loss 286
hair style 49, 232
halo effect 117, 118, 227
hamburgers 144
hamstrings 53, 290
handicap 47, 58, 235
hand-me-down clothes 3
hand-off 95
handwritten letter 143
hang-glider 39
hangover 246
happiness 5
Happy Days 146
Harbus 246
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 85, 93, 192
hardball 53
Harding, Tonya 16
Harford, Tim 2, 233, 234
Harrington, DE 72
Harris poll 256
Hartman, David 48
Harvard Business School 2, 17, 19, 20, 31, 32, 33, 36, 42, 48, 54, 55, 69, 74, 76, 85, 97, 101, 109, 119, 120, 123, 126, 162, 165, 195, 196, 200, 211, 218, 234, 235, 242, 243, 245, 246
Harvard Business School Real Estate Club 33
Harvard Law grad 54
Harvard Medical School 57
Harvard Square 220
Harvard University 3, 245, 277
hats 50, 58, 286
Hawaii 7, 55, 161, 248
hazing 38
HBO TV 54
head 288
head cheerleader 151
head hunters 76
headspace-and-timing mechanism 117
health 5, 8, 52, 58, 60, 167, 239, 279, 281, 284
health clubs 281, 289, 290
Healtheon 212
health habits 9, 58
health millionaire 279
hearing 54
Hearst Castle 160
Hearst, William Randolph 160
heart disease 283
Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys 106
heavy-duty construction specialist 77
hecklers 151
hedge against inflation 171
hedge fund 179
hedging 173, 189
Hefner, Hugh 149
height 47, 57, 279, 285
heirs 163, 188, 208
Heisman Trophy 27, 35, 68, 101, 144, 252, 264
Henderson, Rickey 94
Henry V 266
heroes 265
Hetherington, Mavis 137
Hewitt, Don 104
hidden camera 142
Hidden Game of Football 106
high achievement 144
higher-status 151
high hurdles 127
Highland Falls, NY 139
high-margin 208
high-paying job 177
high profile 264
high-profile staff 86
high school 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 66, 67, 70, 71, 79, 94, 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 110, 113, 117, 126, 137, 140, 143, 145, 146, 151, 152, 157, 205, 228, 240, 241, 243, 244, 248, 251, 252, 259, 261, 271
high school book reports 48
high school graduate 3
high tech 182
high tech collapse 213
Highway to Heaven 65
Hill, Napoleon 25
Hines, Gerald 206
hips 282
historians 80, 262, 264
hitchhiker 39
HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) 201
hobbies 6, 8, 49, 62, 107, 157
holding (football) 101
holding period for investments 174
Hollywood 56, 58, 60, 120, 191, 217, 227
home 238, 258
home building 204, 217
homecoming king 151
homecoming queen 109, 143, 144, 145, 146, 151, 152
home decoration/finish 160, 162
Home Depot 88
Homedics BMI Scale 280
home equity 260
homeless 78
home office 20, 258
homeowners 8, 180, 266
home-phone number 76
home school 11
hometown newspaper 140
honest living 49, 63, 197, 231, 232, 235, 256, 293
honesty 92, 232, 254
Hong Kong 7
honky tonk 141
Honor Code 36
honors algebra II-trigonometry 241
Hope, Bob 93
hop, skip, and jump 113
horse cavalry 59
horses 242
hospitals 288
hostage 31, 32
hot dogs 144
Hotel Thayer at West Point 25, 119, 144
hot or not 145
house, one-bedroom 182
house trailer 167
house, two-bedroom 182, 183
house, your 160, 161
Housman, A.E. 155
Howard, Ron 146
How I Turned $1,000 into $5,000,000 in my Spare Time in Real Estate 80
How to Avoid Probate 216
how-to books 107, 128
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value 81
How to Get Started in Real Estate Investment 81, 293
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 81
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value 87, 220
How to Use Leverage to Maximize Your Real Estate Investment Return 198
How To Write, Publish, & Sell Your Own How-To Book 93
H-P 5MP Laserjet 135
H-P 4500 DTN 135
H&R Block 87
HUD 266
Hudson High 36
Hughes, Howard 266
Human Growth Hormone 50
human inertia 261
humble beginnings 2, 4
humidity 8, 59
hunger pangs 18, 282, 284
husband-wife tag team 85
hustle 28
Hutchinson, Michael winston 297
hygiene 279
I
IBM 181, 182
IBM-PC 90
If (poem) 136
illness 185, 195
image 78, 80, 287
imaginary brother 62
immune system 51
implant 289
imposters 94
impressive round number 159, 166
incentive compensation 234
income 72, 159, 257
income taxes 174, 175
incompatibility 148
incompetence 128, 195, 199
incompletion 181
incorporate 197, 209
increase in value 180
in-crowd 151
independence 5, 6
independent businesspeople 83
independent contractors 234
indexed 182, 188
indexed pensions 189
index funds 62, 167, 172, 175, 176, 257
Indian Guides 241
indifference 12, 153
individual stocks 175, 176
indoor jobs 78
industrial catering 72
Industrial Revolution 91
inferiority complex 12, 26, 251
inflation 172, 173, 176, 177, 184, 187, 189
inflation protection 177
influence 94
infomercials 5, 21, 23
ingenious 142
inheritance 188
inhibitions 95
initial public offering (IPO) 196, 212
initials 98
injuries 54
injury 184, 185, 283
Innumeracy 249
inoffensiveness 103
insecure 33, 70, 108, 143, 147
inspecting of properties 89
inspection 184
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 283
Institute of Real Estate Management 204
insulin 283
insurance 167, 184, 187
integrity 123
intellectual property rights 218
intelligence 128, 243
Intelligent Investor, The 170
interception 113
intercollegiate sports 280
interest 85
interest rate futures contracts 179
interest rates 171, 176, 179, 181, 184, 188, 198, 213, 258
interests 242
intermediate term 173
internal put-down 36
Internal Revenue Code 199
international career 78
international corporations 77
international relations 78
Internet 63, 92, 93, 99, 106, 107, 145, 182, 189, 208, 212, 215, 226, 227, 235, 242
internship 81, 82, 117
intersection and resection 117
interview 114
intramural sports 280
intrinsic value 170
Intuit 87, 239
inventor 79
inventory 136
invest 162
Investigative Reporters and Editors Association 81
investigator 263
investing 62, 89
investment 266
investment banking 76, 88, 200, 211, 212
investment portfolio 167, 187
invitation 297
IPO (initial public offering) 196, 212
IQ scores 47, 243
IRA 169, 172
Irish 291
IRS 228
IRS auctions 266
Irving, Washington 140
iteration diversity 184
It’s now or never 199
Ivy League 27, 28, 31, 38, 39, 101, 120, 127, 144, 145, 162, 200, 239, 240
J
Jackall, Robert 231
Jackson, Jesse 99
Jack the Ripper Syndrome 142
Jagger, Mick 97
James, P.D. 98
Jan and Dean 125
janitors 166
Jarvis, Howard 48
Jauron, Dick 105
jeans jackets 57, 58
Jefferson, Thomas 207
Jenni, Richard 286
Jersey Shore 297
Jet Blue 286
jewelry 57, 292
job hop 187
job security 260
Jobs, Steve 50, 62, 196
Job training 243
Johnny Carson Show 144
John Paul II 50
John T. Reed’s Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 209
joint venture 179
Jones, Marion 150
Jordan, Michael 65, 67, 182
journalism 235, 262
Joyner, Wally 43
judges 86
judgments 70, 183
Julliard School 77
jumping out of airplanes 21
jump school 21, 141
jump serve 100
Junior Achievement 70, 73
junior high 11, 12, 66, 67, 68, 145, 151, 252, 277
Jupiter Island, FL 160
jury trial 199
juvenile delinquency 137
K
Kepner, author 249
Kerrigan, Nancy 16
key man, risk of dying 184
key to success 275
Key West 161
KGO 104, 225
kickbacks 256
kickoff kicker 41
Kid businesses 72
kidneys 283
kids 138
Kildall, Gary 181, 182
Kileen, TX 77
Killington, VT 144
kindergarten 252
King and I, The 286
Kingsley, Ben 286
Kipling, Rudyard 136
Kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ash tray. 277
Kissinger, Henry 228
Kiyosaki, Robert 12, 74, 101, 227
Klein, Calvin 287
knowledge 48, 56
know thyself 69, 110, 226, 293
Kosinski, Jerzy 94
Krychev, Alex 79
Kurkjian, Tom and Stephanie 163, 164, 165
L
laborer 273
Lake Tahoe, CA 52
LaMaze classes 238
land 161
Land, Joe 225
landlord 79, 81, 199, 265
Landlording 55, 86, 120, 217
Landon, Michael 57, 58, 65
landslide 183
large cap 176
large organization 71, 83
large-scale demolition contractor 76
Larry King Live 225
laser resurfacing 56, 291
lasik eye surgery 57, 287
Las Lomas High School, CA 100
Lass, author 247
late bloomers 67
Latinos 99
Latin words 247
lat muscles 286
law 8, 127, 184, 191, 217
law-enforcement officer 31, 86
lawsuits 183, 209, 235, 263, 265, 267
lawyers 87, 128, 191, 216, 223, 228, 253, 263, 265
layoff 85
lazy 195, 220
leaders 244
leadership 47, 102
league age 251
league championship 27, 249
league record 249
legal case 77
legal troubles 185
leg curl 290
Legend of Sleepy Hollow 140
leg extension 290
legislators 83
leg press 290
leisure 75
lemonade stand 193, 194
Lester, Richard 128, 129
letters 93, 142, 143, 154
leverage 16, 198
Levine, Mark 187
Levinson, Jay Conrad 86
Levy, Chandra 227
Levy, Marv 105, 107, 108
Lewinsky, Monica 227
libel 184, 235
liberal arts 243
librarians 86, 166, 192
libraries 141
Library of Congress 207
life changes 167
life estate 187
life expectancy 188
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. 152
lifers 260
life story 80
lifting weights 144, 280
lighting 262
like it or lump it attitude 290
Limbaugh, Rush 48, 88
limited liability company (LLC) 197
Lincoln, Abraham 69, 266
line of credit 188
listings of real estate for sale 134
literary allusions 247
litigation 83, 89, 196, 228, 263, 265, 267
Little Book of Common Sense Investing, The 170
Little House on the Prairie 65
Little League 12, 53, 67, 127, 251, 263, 265
Little League Confidential 242
Little Old Me-ism 23, 25, 29, 41, 107, 109, 146, 149, 151, 246
Little Old You-ism 26, 107, 246
Little, Rich 43
live beneath your means 162, 189, 257
Livermore, CA 120
Livermore Titans youth football 120
lives of quiet desperation 78
living room 161, 162
living together 156
loan-to-value ratio 198
lobster 142
location 74, 89, 160, 162, 262
lock-in provision 171
logic 174
Logic of Life, The 59, 233
Lohman, Willy 81
Lombardi, Vince 108
London, England 59
long snapping 101, 133
long-term bonds 176
long-term commitment 81, 153
long-term contract 185
long-term focus 175
looking the part 233
Los Altos Hills, CA 160
Los Angeles, CA 59
losing weight 55
love what you’re doing 86
low-cost U.S. index funds 167
Lowered Expectations 147
lower-status 151
lowest cost producers 208
low profile-ism 264
Lowry, Albert 227
loyalty 187
luck 176, 179, 180, 182, 183, 257, 267, 279
lunch 143
lunch for dating 66
lung cancer 6, 277
M
Machiavelli 60
machines 135, 192, 193
Machowicz, Richard 287
Macintosh computers 87, 90, 128
macro nutrients 283
macros 284
Madrid, Spain 248
Mad TV 147
magician 76, 80
Magnificent Seven, The 286
mail call 154
mailing list 86, 192
maintenance man 79, 135, 195
Majorca, Spain 248
major in college 80
Major League Baseball 17, 91, 99
Major League (top of their field) 88
major metro area 59
makeover 35
makeup 57, 261
Making the Most of Your Money 167, 170, 249
male-female ratio 125
male-female relationships 52
male model 109
male-pattern baldness 286, 287
male perspective 4
Malkiel, Burton 170
malnutrition 144, 283
Malone, Michael 72
malpractice suits 181
Mama Leone’s Restaurant 221
management consulting 76
management fee 180
management services 180
Manhattan (New York City) 126
Manhattan Project 264
manhood 173
Manpower, Inc. 83
mansion 258
mansion versus home 161
manual labor 233
manual labor for fitness 290
map reading 117
marathon 152, 257
margin 192, 208
Marines 31, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 264
marital Nirvana 148
marital status 143
market appreciation 183
marketing 80, 105, 193, 219
market interest rates 184
market share 215
market size 215
market values 180, 183, 184
market-wide appreciation 183
market-wide values 183
marriage 1, 49, 61, 62, 69, 137, 142, 167, 189, 237
marriage counselor 233
marriage-likelihood biological clock 54
Marx, Groucho 37
Marxism 189
masochism 38, 81
Mason, Perry 263
master bedroom 161, 162
match 59
matching funds 169
matchmaking 142, 147
math 59, 241, 248, 249
maturing 50
Maui 238
Maxwell Trophy 68
MBA (Masters Business Administration) 19, 33, 42, 48, 54, 69, 75, 119, 181, 200, 234, 245
McAuliffe, Anthony 255
McConaughey, Matthew 286
McCorkle, William 2
McDonald’s 88, 265
McFly, Marty 92
McGee, Willie 94
McGraw-Hill 216
McNabb, Donovan 108
means to an end 159
measurable performance 233
mechanical engineer 77
media 67, 78, 293
mediation 263
Medicaid provider 174
medical care 49, 260
medical clothing 291
medical procedures 288
medical researcher 79
medical school 35, 201
medical students 127, 163
medicine 88, 127, 191
medium cap funds 176
medium (setting or method of communicating) 48, 49, 61, 65
meeting place, least favorite 297
meetings 193, 233
Meet the Street 12
melanoma 78
Memphis, TN 225
mentoring 5, 7, 203, 205, 227
Merman, Ethel 86
Merrill Lynch 66
mesomorphic 289
me-too product 216
metro area 59
Mexico 173
Michael the Inevitable 102
Michie Stadium 140
Michigan State 30, 31, 80
microfiche newspapers 141
Microsoft 62
Middle East 199
middle school 27, 146, 241, 242
midnight feeding 238
military 21, 69, 76, 77, 233, 260, 287
military lifers 260
military operation 114
military training 280
military uniform 291
milk 284
Miller, Arthur 81
millionaire 166, 188
millionaire, health 279
Millionaire Mind 127
Millionaire Next Door, The 81, 127, 139, 166, 189
millionaire, wealth 279
millions in mortgage loans 21
millions of dollars 21
mimic 43
mine cave-ins 184
mineral rights 207
mineral supplements 283, 284
minimum wage law 193
miniwarehouse 86
Minneapolis, MN 120
minor children 188
Miracles, The (singing group) 147
Miramonte High School, CA 100, 127
Miriello, Frank 108
Miss America 41, 143, 144
Miss American Beauty 144
Miss Hong Kong 41
MIT 31, 101, 128
MLS book 234
mobilehome not eligible 188
mobilehome park 86
mock turtleneck 50
models 143, 144, 262
modesty 105
modular building 89
Mom’s Night 95
mom was wrong 284
Money Magazine 6, 52, 225
Monster.com 125
Montana, Joe 107
Moody’s rating agency 171, 188
Moraga, CA 162
Moral Mazes 231
morning person 246
mortgage, adjustable rate 184
mortgage lending 89
mortgage payment 258, 261
most important decisions 9
most important key to success 275
most-likely-to-succeed 67
motels 86, 225
mother of invention 139
motion hearing 114
motion picture 31, 76, 88
motivating 195
motivational carrot 194
motorcycle 60
mountaineering 39
Mount Ephraim, NJ 74
Mount Everest 16
Mount St. Cecelia College 143
movie director 78
movie extras 220
movies 66, 77, 105, 143, 262, 265
movie stars 26, 56, 146, 149
moving 260
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 239
multiple listing service (MLS) 234
multiplier 192
Mumme, Hal 108
Munich Olympics 79
municipal bonds 171, 172
Murder She Wrote 98
muscle definition 280, 289
muscle memory 48
muscles 58, 289
music 77, 204, 217
musical instrument performance 114
musician 76, 88
music teacher 242
mutiny 18
mutual 235
mutual affection 156
mutual company 172
mutual funds 172, 176, 179, 180
My Generation 1
Myrtle Beach 20
mystique 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 293
N
nanny 241
Napa, CA 113
Nassib Nicholas Taleb 170
National Apartment Association 48, 204
National Association of Home Builders 204
National Association of Realtors® 160, 162, 204
National Book Award 94
National Center for Home Equity Conversion 188
national champion 68
National Federation of High School Coaches Association 106
National Federation of State High School Associations 205
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 275
National Junior Chamber of Commerce 5
National Youth Sports Coaches Association 205
natural disasters 165, 184
naturalization 50
naval architect 77
Navy SEAL 31, 287
Navy uniform 291
naysayers 42
NBA 99, 182
NCAA records book 106
neatness 139
necklaces 292
negative 239
negative cash flow 164
negative feedback 19
negotiating 56
negotiation 114
neighborhoods going bad 184
nepotism 27
nerves 283
nervous breakdown 18
Netscape 212
net worth 159, 166, 190, 192
net worth at risk 184
Never-Never Land 149
New Guide to Better Writing 247
new information 61
New Jersey 140, 162, 165, 238
Newman, Paul 228
New New Thing 212
New Orleans, LA 48, 59
New Rational Manager 249
newsletter 85, 107, 120, 192, 208, 219, 225, 226, 228, 235
newspaper-dating 141
newspaper photos 140
Newsweek magazine 1, 48, 98, 225
new technology 179
New York City 59, 77, 139, 171, 232
New Yorker magazine 93
New York Times 225
NFL 99, 105, 106, 108, 206
NFL cheerleader 143
NFL Films 106
NFL kicker 41, 44
niche 84, 128, 215, 217, 223, 266
Nickerson, William 80
night life 75
Nike sneakers 50
Nixon administration 228
Nixon, Trisha 144
no excuse 100
no-huddle offense 108
nomadic 77
non-fiction 265
non-financial risk 184
non-government 71
non-medical physical improvements 57
non-monetary accomplishments 128
non-“people-person” type jobs 79
nonprofit organization 71, 233
nonrecourse. 8
nonresidential-construction 77
non-union 261
non-U.S. government bonds 172
Nor-Cal All-Sports Clinic 205
Northeast 59
Northern California 59
North, Ollie 266
Nothing Down 104, 203, 225
No Time for Sergeants 260
nouveau riche 160
nuclear power 171
nuisance suits 263
nun 31
nurses 125
nursing home 187, 277
nutrients, macro 283
nuts 284
O
Oakland Raiders 181
Obama, Barack 55
obesity 281, 291
objective 41, 42, 131
obsolescence 84, 184
obstacle 265
obstetrician 237
occupational hazard 148
oceanographer 77, 80
O’Connor, Carroll 238
O’Connor, Sinead 287
odds are good 125
offense 106, 127, 166, 167, 257
office politics 71, 79
office work 233
oil fire fighter 76, 77
oil glut 166
Okinawa 264
old maids 237
old-money people 160
Olympic swimmer 127
Olympic track star 150
Omega Seamaster 292
on belay 61
one-bedroom apartment 162
one-bedroom house 182, 183
one-man medium 66
one-man shop 191
oomph 133
open doors 32
operating complex equipment 114
operating system 181
Operation Iraqi Freedom 260, 289
Operation Market Garden 166
Operation Restore Hope 260
operators of vehicles 77
Opie (Andy Griffith tv show) 146
opinions 233
opposite-sex relations 51, 56
optionality 180
option, call 179, 180, 182, 183, 184
option-pitch drill 133
oral book reports 48
orchestra members 86
ordering information 226
order processing 136
Orowitz, Gene 65
orthodontia 56, 288
Our Gang 73
outdoors jobs 78
out-of-sight-out-of-mind 237
outpatient clinic 288
Outstanding Young Man or Woman 5
Outward Bound 39
overhead, financial 72, 193, 194
overuse injuries 283
overvalued 170
overweighting 175
Owens, Ronn 104
owner-unknown property 266
P
Pacifica, CA 164
Pacific Bell 234
paid mentors 205
painter 78
parades 48
parallel bars 53
paranoia 151
paratrooper 17, 31, 37
paratrooper school 141
Parcells, Bill 107
parental support 28
park rangers 259
park service guide 97
partnership 180, 183, 192, 198
Parton, Dolly 110
part-time jobs 74, 84, 85, 191
Passages 5
passive investments 62, 170, 172
passive stock market investor 170
passive voice 247
past participle 247
patent 217, 218
Paterno, Joe 109
patriotism 123
patrol leader 38, 117
Patton, George 255
Paulos, John Allen 249
peace 264
Peale, Norman Vincent 25, 26
peanut butter 3, 18
Peanuts comic strip 73
Pearl Harbor survivor 31
pedestrians 61
peer approval 78, 239
peer-chosen 144
peer pressure 274
peers 143, 251, 257
penalties for early withdrawal 169
penis 281, 286
Penney, J.C. 209
Penn State University, PA 101, 109
Pennsylvania Railroad 119
Pennsylvania State Trooper 142
pensions 167, 172, 174, 175, 187, 189
people person 78
Pepsi® 208
performance 115
performing 259
performing arts 76, 94
per-hour 76
periodicals 106
periorbital laser resurfacing 56
permits 266
Perot, Ross 15, 103
persistence 61, 62, 123, 146
personal computer 181
personal finance 249
Personal History 98
personality 47, 56, 58, 63, 74, 145, 150
personal relationship 66
personal trainer 290
Peter, Laurence J. 103
Peter Principle 103
Pfleger, Michael 55
phases 5
Philadelphia, PA 50, 59, 109, 139
phone lines 193
phone numbers 141
phoniness 241
photo 145
photo finish tie 73
photographer 78, 204
photographic memory 115
photos 217
physical appearance 47, 48, 54, 56, 58, 98, 148
physical aptitude test 113
physical attractiveness 145
physical education 78, 280
physical fitness 49
physical handicap 48
physical improvements 57
physicals 49, 279
Piazza, Mike 67
picket fence 207
pick-up truck 193
picture day 138
piece rate 233, 234
pigeonholed socially 151
pilot 79
Pioneering Portfolio Management 170, 180
pipe 50
pitchers, baseball 53
Pittsburgh, PA 59
Pixar 50
pizza parlor 120
placement office 119
Plan B 148
plastic surgery 56, 146, 181, 282, 288, 289, 292
playoffs 113
plays (theater) 77
pleasure 163
plumbing 79, 89, 191, 211, 223, 233, 243
podcasts 63
point of diminishing returns 86, 114, 147, 151, 159, 205, 247
Polian, Bill 62
police 228, 232, 287, 291
political contributions 256
political values 123, 144
politicians 26, 34, 66, 83, 97, 102, 144, 188
Pollan, Stephen 187, 188
Pomona College, CA 101
Ponzi scheme 182
pool records 251
pool, swimming 160
Poor Richard’s Almanac 95
Pope 50
Pope John Paul II 50
popularity 245, 261, 262
Pop Warner 251
Porter, Michael 84
portions 284
Portland, OR 120
Portugal 8
position on team 45
positive thinking 26
postage meter 135
postage-meter-scale combination 136
post traumatic stress syndrome 12
posture 145
potassium 284
POW 17, 31, 32
power 15
Power of Positive Thinking 25
preachers bench 290
predicted date of death 189
premature death 189
Prentice-Hall 216
prepaid tuition 169
prepayment penalty 171
Preservation Hall 220
president 261
Presley, Elvis 160, 169, 182
prestige 80
pre-studying 248
pride of ownership 128
Princess, Apple (contest) 144
Prince, The 60
Princeton University 109, 245, 277
principal nomination 26
printers 61
prioritized 135
Priority Mail 135
privacy 151, 184, 264
private companies 71
private-detective skills 141
private equity 179
private instruction 249
private investigator 82
private lessons 249
private person 227
private school 128
pro athletes 31, 259, 261
probability and statistics 181, 248, 249, 263
probates 134
problem children 185
Prodigious Wealth Accumulators 81
Productive Edge 128
professional athletes 26, 76, 88, 90, 104
Professional Football Researchers Association 106
professional sports 217
professor 97, 128
profit margin 72, 74, 89, 193, 194
pro football 107
programming 217
project-oriented business 77
promises 253
prom king 151
promoter 180
promotions 233
prom queen 143, 151
property management 55, 89, 265
property values downturn 183, 184
Prophet of Innovation 49
proportion 290
Proposition 13 48
proprietary information 218
prosecutors 86, 228
protein 284
pseudonym 95, 98, 99
psychologically-correct 252
PTA 6
public appearance 114
public high school 245
publicity 226
publicly-traded companies 180, 196, 209, 212
public performance 113
public relations 39, 104, 204
public speaking 48, 66, 97, 98, 248
publishing 2, 85, 87, 88, 97, 98, 166, 182, 184, 193, 198, 211, 216
Puerto Rico 161
punishment 239
punter 133
purchase discounts 215
purpose beyond profit 128
PX (Post Exchange store) 260
Pyle, Gomer 260
Q
Q.E.D. glasses 287
quad 53
quadriceps 290
quality control 147
quality time 240, 241
quantity time 240
quarterback 45, 96, 133
Quicken financial software 88, 89, 135, 239
Quinn, Jane Bryant 63, 98, 99, 167, 170, 175, 187, 225, 228, 249
quit rate 86, 259
quitter 30, 52, 61
quit today 187
quota, meet your 260
R
race 47, 98
Racetrack 72
radio 114, 225, 226
radio careers 62, 66, 88
radio officer school 141
Radio Shack Model II 90
radio talk show 104, 241
rain-gutter cleaning 193
rainmakers 217
raises 233
Ralph Lauren Polo shirts 50, 52
RAM (Reverse-Annuity Mortgage) 187, 188
Random House 94
Random Walk Down Wall Street, A 170
Ranger School 17, 18, 20, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 53, 67, 117, 118, 131, 141, 194, 267, 282
ranger tour guide 86
rank 4
rank their values 123
rappelling 54, 118
rapport 51, 139, 148
rare skill 128
Raritan Valley YMCA 34
Readability Score 248
Reader’s Digest 25, 93
Reagan, Ronald 50, 290
Real Army 194
Real Estate After Tax Reform 216
real estate agent 55, 76, 78, 85, 271
real estate commission 66
Real Estate Investing Letter 95, 107, 192, 209
real estate investment 2, 20, 21, 62, 80, 167, 176, 179, 181, 183, 189, 199
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 173
Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 7, 209, 219
real estate salesman 233
Real Estate Tax Digest 95
Realtors® 205
reasonableness 41
rebalancing 174, 175
receptionists 126
recession 171
recon 117
reconnect with former date 154
reconnoiter 114
recording star 88
recording studio worker 79
recruiting 28, 38, 101, 120, 127, 193, 195, 291
recurring themes 80
Red Cross girls 125
Redford, Robert 126
redshirt 244, 246
Red Shoes 16
Reed, Dan 238
Reed Family Dodge-Ball Gene 44
Reed’s Law 232, 254
reenlistment bonus 39
references 60, 233
refinancing 162, 165
registering your copyright 207
Register of Copyrights 207
regulation 223, 225
regulators 83
rehearse 114, 117, 144
REIT funds 167, 170, 173, 174, 176
rejection 94, 152, 153, 157
relationships 52, 235, 237
relatives 8, 25, 47
religion 123
remarriage 61
renewals 219
renovation 80, 81, 163
rental properties 133, 164, 165, 258
rent control 164, 259
repairman 79
reporter 76, 262
reproaches 232
reps, weight lifting 289
reputation 60, 121, 181, 231
research 77, 99, 106, 206
resection 118
Residential Property Acquisition Handbook 81
resident managers 81, 87, 191, 195, 271
resolve conflicts 123
resort 3, 66, 76, 77, 147
results, actual 184
results, expected 184
resume 32, 271
retailer 76, 193
retaining 195
retina 74
retirement 8, 53, 54, 63, 167, 169, 187, 188, 195, 259, 260, 261
retraining program 84
return on investment 194
reunion 6, 37, 67, 260, 285
revealing clothing 58
reveille 17
reverse-annuity mortgage (RAM) 187
reversion to the mean 175
revolution 184
rheumatoid arthritis 277
Rhodes Scholar 31, 35, 264
Rich Dad Poor Dad 12, 74, 101, 227
Richmond, CA 86
rich, need to define 15, 159
right of way 61
right people 195
rights of others 239
rings 36, 292
riot 184
risk 16, 41, 60, 71, 180, 183, 184, 194, 198, 257, 266
risk management/mitigation 123, 159, 165, 172, 173, 180, 183, 184, 187, 190
risk-reward ratio 263
Ritalin 240
rite of passage 274
roads not taken 80
Robbins, Tony 5
Robinson, Leigh 55, 86, 120, 217
rock climbing 53, 60
rock star 97, 155, 261
Rogaine 286
Rolex 292
romance 139
Ronn Owens Show, The 104
roommates 3, 139, 156
Roosevelt, Franklin 189
Roosevelt, Theodore 5
Rorschach ink blot test 80
Rose Bowl 68
rotator-cuff 54
Roulac, Stephen 197, 246
Round Hill Country Club 161, 249
round peg in a round hole 82
round peg in a square hole 73
Rouseau, Jean Jacques 121
routine 75
royalties 193, 207, 216
R&R (rest & relaxation) 126
R.S.V.P. 150
rudeness 220, 229
Rule of Thirds 36, 37, 40
rules and regulations 96, 233
Rumsfeld, Donald 287
running back 95
run out of money. 189
rural 145
Russert, Tim 169
Russian language 248
Rust Belt 77
Rutgers University 31
S
sacrifice 123
Safelite 234
Safer, Morley 48, 104, 225
safe sex 185, 275
safety 49, 60, 239, 279, 292
safety net 85
Saigon harbor 234
sailors 77
salad 144
salaried employee 187, 191, 194, 196
salary 187, 233
sale by owner 215
sales 233
sales job 70, 77, 94
sales meeting 119
sales pitch 114
salt 284
Salt Lake City, UT 120
Samuelson, Bob 99
Sand, George 98
San Diego, CA 161
San Diego State 108
San Francisco, CA 52, 114, 120, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 234, 241
San Francisco Giants 234
San Ramon Bears 27
San Ramon, CA 234
San Ramon Valley, CA 100, 161
San Ramon Valley T-Birds 27
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) 101, 128, 242, 245
saturated fats 284
Sausalito, CA 160
Savalas, Telly 286
savings 49, 63, 169, 174, 177, 258
savings, automatic 63
savings-&-loan debacle 166
Sawyer, Diane 76
SBC (now AT&T) 234
scapegoat 101
scarce 125, 126
scenery 8
scent 51
Schaub, John 265
Schenkman, Martin 216
Schlichter, Art 278
schmooze 79
scholarship 244
school 2, 260
Schulz, Charles 73
Schumpeter, Jospeh 49
Schwab, Charles 66, 209
Schwartz, James 160
Schwartzkopf, Norman 113
Schwinn AirDyne stationary bike 53
Science and Technology Academy 240
Science of Happiness 56
Scots-Irish 291
scouting the competition 92, 113, 254
screened with a photo 140
SCUBA diving 37, 39
sculptor 79
Sea Isle City, NJ 141
SEALS (special ops sea, air, and land forces) 32, 35, 37, 38, 39
search engine 106
searching for the idiot 212
Sears 196
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 120, 165
Seaver, Tom 67
second home 189
secrecy 264
secretary 2, 72, 263
secret formulas 217
secret of success 92
Section 529 169
sector funds 176
securities 183
security 84, 85
security deposit 86, 265
security (safety) 171
see-again procedure 150
seed capital 211
Seinfeld 219
Selden, Larry 220
selective college 4
Self Assessment and Career Development 79
self-assessment course 102
self-confidence 79, 127, 145, 148, 152, 242, 244, 245, 252, 261, 285
self-consciousness 147
self-delusion 110
self-discipline 71
self-distributing 193
self-employed 5, 32, 49, 55, 56, 60, 71, 74, 75, 80, 83, 104, 128, 177, 193, 198, 232, 233, 235, 257, 260
self esteem 53, 79, 120, 244, 251, 252, 266, 267, 269
self-fulfilling prophesy 100
self-knowledge 62, 153
self-publisher-distributor 58, 75, 193, 198, 223
self-service pump 135
sell short 179
seminars 2, 76, 192, 205, 227, 261
semi-pro baseball 45, 53
senior citizen on fixed income 189, 190
seniority 60, 261, 262
sense of humor 18
sensitivity training 56
separate living quarters 156
separation 137
SEP (Simplified Employee Pension plan) 169, 172
serendipitous 120
Serpico, Frank 232
service academies 26, 31, 139
sets, weight lifting 289
settled for cash 183
settlement 263
set, volleyball 34
sex 18
Sex and the Single Girl 297
sex-change operation 67
Sex in the City 54
sex, safe 185
shadow (follow around) 81, 82, 114
Shakespeare 266
shaving your head 286, 288
Sheehy, Gail 5
Sheets, Carleton 227
shoe-string catch 53
shopkeeper 83
shopping around 146, 148
shopping list 162
shopworn 213
shortcuts 96, 102
short term 173
short-term bonds 171, 172, 177
show business 117, 259, 261
showing off 31, 35, 161, 163, 197
showing property 89
showing up 107, 150
shyness 147
Signal Officers Basic Training 141
signal-to-the-bullpen 148
silent partner 180, 192, 197
silhouette 290, 291
Silicon Graphics 212
Silicon Valley, CA 72, 163, 212
Silkwood, Karen 232
silver medal 79
silver spoon 2
Simon & Schuster 216
Simonsick, Frank 49
Simpson, Bart 69
Simpson, O.J. 101
sing 44, 65, 88
singing performance 114
single mom 137
single (not married) 137, 143
singles bar 66, 141, 297
single-sex groups 125, 126
Sing Out ’66 44, 226, 248
sin[ning] by silence 266
sitcom 265
sit ups 134
skiing 144, 147
skill 179, 180, 181, 182, 183
skin 58, 292
skin cancer 291
skin color 57
sky-diving school 39
Slavs 50
sleep 18, 49, 58, 59, 139
sliding, learn by practicing 53, 54, 133
Sloan, Allan 99
Slovenian 50
small cap fund 176
small college 127
small-group get-together 150
small men’s college in upstate New York 32
small organization 71, 83
small pond 127
small town 59
small towns near military bases 141
Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People 63, 167, 170, 175, 249
smart-people professions 127
smoking 5, 49, 139, 277
sober 55, 69, 139, 275, 293
soccer 79, 120
social climate 8
social relations 244
social security 187, 188
social standing 245
social strata 151
social values 123
Society Hill Playhouse 149
Socrates 257
Socratic Method 19
softball 53
software 192, 212
soldiers 141
sole proprietor 83, 209
sorority 6
Soup Kitchen International 219
Soup Nazi marketing 219, 220
sour grapes 137
Southern California 77
Southern New Jersey 119, 270
South Side of Chicago 55
Southwest Airlines 225
Soviet psychology 240
Soviet Union 114
Sowell, Thomas 99
S&P 500 176
Spanish language 248
Spears, Brittany 287
specialist 193
specialized knowledge 193
speculating 170, 173
speeches 114, 247, 261
speed 50
speed dating 54, 150
speed reading 115
Speedy Correct Career Finders 81
spelling bee 67
spendthrifts 139
spike, volleyball 34
spilt milk 269
sponsor 66
sport, carryover 34
Sporting Kid magazine 225, 226
sports 77
sports agents 76
sports based on grade 244
sports cars 39
Sports Illustrated for Kids 204
Sports Illustrated magazine 108, 140, 182, 225
spouse choice 6, 9, 49, 59, 61, 69, 137, 147, 156, 271, 293
spring break 7, 9
sprinkler repair business 198
sprinklers 192
sprint 152, 257
square-peg-in-a-round-hole 65, 80
squash 232
Stacey’s Bookstore 208
Stahlins, Marshall 257
stained-glass columnist 247
stalker 143, 151
Stallone, Sylvester 110
stamina 48, 58
standardized tests 26, 241
standard of living 90
Standard & Poor’s 171
stand-up comedy 66, 114
Stanford University 31, 32, 35, 36, 160, 163
Stanley, author 127
Stanton, Shelby 264
star 248
Starr, Kenneth 15
Starr, Marv 95
stars 217
start-up 193, 198
start your own business 162
stationary bike 53
station wagon 50
statistics 249
status 80
status quo bias 269
St. Crispin’s Day 266
steel construction 106
steel manual 106
Steiner, Dick 62
step-by-step program 293
Steps (novel title) 94
stereotype 50
steroids 17, 50
stethoscope 237
stevedore 234
stewardess 54, 141
Stewart, Patrick 286
St. Francis Wood, San Francisco 165
St. Louis, MO 59
St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 100
stock index fund 175
stock market investing 62, 66, 170, 174, 182
stock picking 172, 176
stock price 175, 234
stocks 175, 184
Stolen Valor 32, 34, 264
stomach size 282
Stone Age Economics 257
Stop eatin’ ya fat bastard. 286
strategic 97
Strawbridge & Clothier 220
Strawbridge, J.C. 220
strength against strength 106, 166
strength against weakness 106, 127, 166
strengths 1, 49, 58, 69, 74, 125, 128, 226, 293
strength training 289
stroke 283
structure 70
Strunk, Jr., William 247
student loans 85, 231
studio apartment 162
study group 19
study habits 139
Study of Values 123
stuntmen 60
stutter 65
subjective 41
subjective evaluations 232
subject matter 70
subscriptions 225
substitute teacher 11
sub-teens 237, 239
Subzero refrigerator 160
Success Motivation Institute 204
success tool 59
sucking up 233
sue 197
sugar 240, 284
suicide 9, 157, 238
summer job 119, 248
sun 78
Super Bowl 108
Superdome 48
supplements, vitamin and mineral 283, 284
suppliers 84, 195, 196
support group 58
Supreme Court 15
Surf City (Jan and Dean song) 125
Surgeon General’s warning 277
surgery 181, 282, 287, 291, 292
surplus real estate 196
surrogate mothers 237
survival of the fittest 265
survivors 266
swagger 127
Swarthmore College 101, 143
sweat shirt 31, 32
Swenson, David 170, 172, 173, 180, 182
swimming 127, 249, 251, 289
SwissAir 119
switch career 85
Switzerland 119
Sydney, Australia 7
syndicators 179
synergies 193
System, The Dating 21, 41, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152
T
tabloids 227
tackle football 217
tactical 97
tailback 27, 28, 127, 144
tailor-made suits 52
take the stairs 290
taking a company public 196
Taleb, Nassib Nicholas 176, 182
talent 28, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 56, 96, 100, 101, 113, 242, 247, 260, 293
tan 291
taste 131, 145, 160, 195
tattoo 50
Taubman, Alfred 107
tax accountant 76
tax-deferred account 169
tax-deferred pension plan 174, 175
taxes 174, 175, 176, 177, 183
tax evasion 97
tax expertise 199
tax-free municipal bonds 171, 172
tax preparer 87, 88
Tax Reform Act of 1986 166
tax-smart rebalancing 175
teaching 82, 128, 166, 233
tease 144
teaser rates 198
technical analysis 176
Technique of Clear Writing 247
technological obsolescence 184
technology 61, 179
teenager 70, 238, 239, 248, 251, 264
teeth 52, 56, 287, 288
teeth braces 56
teeth capped 56
teeth whitened 57
telecommuting 90
temping of America 83
temporary worker 83
tenants 195, 265
tenure 60, 128, 232, 259, 262
Terkel, Studs 243
terminal pulmonary disease 277
termites 183, 184
test-prep book 110
tests 79
test scores 101, 110
Texas 8, 161, 164, 165, 258
theater 66, 77, 88, 114
The Logic of Life 2
theoretical values 123
Theory of the Leisure Class 163
Think and Grow Rich 25
Thomas, Clarence 15
Thomas, Lowell 97
Thompson, Bobby 16
Thompson, Paul 199
Thoreau, Henry David 78
threat 33
throat cancer 277
Tiburon, CA 160
timber manual 106
time-and-motion study 136
time and risk 16
time horizon 173
Time-Life 219
Time magazine 48, 56, 287, 290
Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style 287, 290
tiny glasses 284
tiny organizations 232
tiny portions 284
TIPs (Treasury Inflation Protection bonds) 171, 172, 176, 177, 190
tobacco 9, 277
Tobias, Andrew 246
Today Show 225
to-do list 135, 293
tombstone 264
Tonight Show 228
tools 49, 61, 135, 136, 193
too old 53
Toraason, John 165
tortoise-and-hare parable 199
totally unpredictable 179
Total Market Index funds 175, 176
tough guy image 287
tough love 239
toupees 286, 287
tour guide 114
Tower of Babel 217
toxic contamination 183
trade association 203, 204
trademark 208
trade schools 243
tradesman 79
trailermate 141
training 84, 195
transaction costs 174, 176, 181, 183
transcribe 95
trans fats 284
transfer 195
transitions 80
transplants 286
travel 7, 54, 77, 85
Tregoe, author 249
triage 246
trial 114
trial lawyer 76, 97, 256
triangulating 118
tricks 96, 98, 102, 104, 187, 219, 221, 247, 261
tricks, study 246
Trinity United Church of Christ 55
Trump, Donald 107, 206
trust deeds, California 8
truth 235
Tufts University, Boston, MA 101
TurboTax software 87, 88, 89, 135
turnover 195
tutors 87
tux 57
TV 31, 66, 76, 77, 88, 91, 105, 108, 114, 126, 204, 225, 226, 238, 265
TV news person 143, 146, 149
TV-series star 143
two-bedroom house 182, 183
Tycoon Greene 201
type face 99
typeset printed letter 142
U
UC Santa Barbara 239, 240
ugly 281, 283
U.N. 77
unchangeable weaknesses 58
unconstitutional 36
Unconventional Success 170, 172, 180
underachievers 109
undervalued 170
unearned bonus 180
unemployable 235
unemployed 33, 84, 189, 261
unethical 102, 107, 213, 215, 253
unexamined life 79
Unexpected Legacy of Divorce 137
unfair competition 209
unhappiness 9
uniform 291
uninhibited 94
union contract 128
union jurisdiction 204
unions 223, 232, 259, 261, 262
Unique Ability 70
United States Swimming Association 127
Universal Studios 120
University of Arizona 239, 240
University of Kentucky 108
University of Maryland 126
University of Miami 67, 68
University of Pennsylvania 245
University of Southern California 127
University of Tennessee 252
unlisted phone numbers 141
unpredictable 179
unsophisticated person 253
unwed mother 152
UPS delivery men 97
upside bonus 180
Up With People 44, 226, 248
Urban Land Institute 204
USAA S&P 500 Index Fund 172
U.S. accent 126
U.S. Department of Agriculture 283
U.S. District Court 114
U.S. dollar 173
U.S. federal government bonds 62, 167, 170, 171, 173, 190
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School 101
U.S. Naval Academy 103
U.S. News & World Report 226
U.S. stock market 174
U.S. Supreme Court 105
V
vacancy 164
vacation 163
vaccinations 279
valedictorians 261
value 89
value-based funds 176
value investing 170
value of not caring 92
value of your time 194
values 123
VA mortgage 163, 165
Vancouver, Canada 8
vandalism 183
Van Dyke, Dick 162
Vanguard funds 170, 174
Vanguard REIT Index Fund Investor Shares 173
Vanguard S&P 500 172, 175, 176
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund 173
Vanguard Total Market Index Fund 62, 172, 173
Van Susteren, Greta 12
variable annuities 187
variable cost 192, 193
varicose veins 292
VA (Veterans Affairs) 163, 266
Veblen, Thorstein 163
veer triple option 133
vegans 283
vegetables 284
vegetarians 283
veins, varicose 292
venture capital 198, 211, 212, 235
verbal comunication 66
veteran 31, 35, 264
Vicarious conflict 265
victimhood 99
victims of inflation 189
video cameraman 79
video game 240
videos 204
Vietnam 7, 18, 20, 31, 33, 34, 35, 41, 43, 77, 80, 114, 117, 120, 125, 131, 140, 141, 147, 173, 194, 234, 245, 264, 267, 281, 291
Vietnam Vets 32
villains 265
Vince Lombardi on Football 108
vitamin D 284, 291
vitamins 283, 284
voice print 74
volleyball 34, 100, 120, 126
volunteer 6, 37
Vu, Tom 15
W
Wabash College 125
waist 282
waist-to-hip ratio 282
Wallenstein, Judith 137
Wall Street Journal 125, 176
Wall Street Week 66
Walsh, Bill 105
Walton, Sam 196
war 179, 184, 260, 267
war correspondent 76
war heroes 264
Warner, Pop 251
warriors 266
Washington and Lee University 108
Washington, DC 8
Washington Public Power Supply System 171
water 284
way I lost 30 pounds 281
Wayne, John 69
Wayne’s World 23
ways to win 99, 100
weaknesses 1, 69, 74, 125, 128, 226, 293
weaknesses, unchangeable 58
wealth 1, 4, 6, 11, 159, 163, 166, 167, 257, 279
wealth strategy 167
website 208, 227
wedding ring 292
weight 48, 52, 279, 281, 285, 290
weighted average 181
weight loss 53, 284
weight training 50, 53, 68, 79, 280, 289
Weinke, Chris 252
welfare of the men 38
Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 281
Westmoreland, General William 114
West Point 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 44, 48, 53, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 69, 80, 81, 82, 84, 94, 98, 100, 101, 103, 106, 110, 113, 115, 117, 119, 120, 126, 131, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 149, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 163, 184, 194, 195, 200, 221, 226, 243, 245, 246, 253, 260, 267, 270, 275, 280, 285, 292, 297
West Point ring 32
West Virginia 49, 273
Wharton School of Finance 245
whining 99, 100, 101, 235
whistleblowers 235
Whistleblowers, Broken Lives and Organizational Power 266
white collar jobs list 233
White, E.B. 247
white heritage 4
whiten teeth 287
Whitewater scandal 15
Whitley, Glenna 32
Whitney, Russ 265
whole grains 284
Who’s Who Among American College and University Students 98
Who’s Who in America 97, 98
Who’s Who in California 97
Who’s Who in Entertainment 97
Who’s Who in Hard Money Economics 98
Who’s Who in Real Estate 98
Who’s Who in the West 97
Who’s Who in the World 98
Who Was Who 98
Why Isn’t a Nice Girl Like You Married? 297
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes 249, 270
wigs 286
Wikipedia 171
Wildwood, NJ 3
Wiley & Sons, Inc. 216
Wilkinson, Bud 65
Will, George 99
Williams College 101
willing-to-work-out group 289
Willis, Bruce 286
Wilshire 5,000 Index Fund 176, 234
Wimpy Parents 239
window cleaning 193
windshield replacers 234
wine 274
Wing Walking 199
winner-take-all 88, 89, 90, 128
Winner-Take-All Society, The 88
Winning the Loser’s Game 170, 174, 175, 176
Winthrop University 125
witnesses 265
women 58
Women’s Student Association 74
wood chopping 290
wood construction 106
wood-sided station wagon 50
Woo Poo 36
Worcester Polytechnic 125
work ethic 28, 45, 68
working for others 75
working out 52, 289, 290
world travel 54
World War II 32, 74, 128, 166, 273
World War II prisoners 198
Worth Magazine 160, 162
Wozniak, Steve 62
Wright, Jeremiah 55
write like you talk 247
writer/author 95, 192, 207, 217, 228, 237, 240, 243, 247, 261
wrong goal 185
www.aarp.org/hecc/basicfct.html 188
www.Amazon.com 208
www.Barnes&noble.com 208
www.BravoTV.com 290
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/14/60minutes 54
www.click.toplinks.com 87
www.collegesavings.org 169
www.dicksteiner.com 62
www.elibrary.com 87
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/ 177
www.hotornot.com 145
www.johntreed.com 66, 93, 201, 300
www.johntreed.com/coaching.html 107
www.johntreed.com/Graham.html 170
www.Monster.com 125
www.NAR. com 160
www.reverse.org 188
www.stolenvalor.com 32, 264
www.Zillow.com 8
Y
Yageneh, Al 219
Yahoo 211
Yale University 68, 101, 172, 180
yearbook 109, 141, 142, 143, 145
Yellow River 32
YMCA camp 241
Your Money and Your Brain 278
Youth Baseball Coaching 45, 133
youth coach 108, 109
youth football 27, 67, 107, 113, 271
youth sports 67, 102, 138
Z
Zeckendorf, William 107
Zen 205
Zimmerman, Paul 105, 108
zoning 161, 266
Zweig, Jason 278